CCA’s long move away from focusing on rural issues exclusively has opened the door for other associations, namely the Rural Telecommunications Group (RTG), who now appears to hold the mantle for rural wireless issues exclusively. RTG bylaws state that their carrier members cannot have more than 100K wireless subscribers. By contrast, CCA recently amended their bylaws to allow carriers up to 80 million subscribers. In an emailed statement RTG told Telecompetitor, “We expect to continue our mission of serving small rural wireless carriers while RTG’s membership continues to grow.”
